Cornell c/o 2020 Applicants (2016-2017) Forum

[34iplaw]

Would be down for a "You're in, dope" message.

Short Essay Topic: What could you add to the community at ______________ as we value ______, ______, and ________.

"Cause my life is dope and I do dope shit."

-Chappelle quoting Kanye.

[nerdylsat]

Been under review 3 times for a month+, and haven't been asked to interview yet.

I dont even know what im supposed to think :/

[nicola27]

is there anyone else who applied mid-November and hasn't heard anything at all yet? is it just me?

[addie1412]

Completed interview 12/14, status checker changed to "Interview requested - 12/19" and now back to "Ready for review - 1/13"

[nerdylsat]

is there anyone else who applied mid-November and hasn't heard anything at all yet? is it just me?

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I applied in October and haven't heard anything.

[studyingeveryday]

is there anyone else who applied mid-November and hasn't heard anything at all yet? is it just me?

Same, I applied mid-November, went ready for review 12/12, and still waiting. I'm expecting a waitlist at best.

[nicola27]

is there anyone else who applied mid-November and hasn't heard anything at all yet? is it just me?

Same, I applied mid-November, went ready for review 12/12, and still waiting. I'm expecting a waitlist at best.

oooh ok, yeah I've been ready for review since 11/14. guess I'll just sit tight then!

[call-me-bubbles]

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[studyingeveryday]

is there anyone else who applied mid-November and hasn't heard anything at all yet? is it just me?

Same, I applied mid-November, went ready for review 12/12, and still waiting. I'm expecting a waitlist at best.

oooh ok, yeah I've been ready for review since 11/14. guess I'll just sit tight then!

how are your stats though? i'm a reverse splitter but I don't think it'll do any good at Cornell.

[nicola27]

is there anyone else who applied mid-November and hasn't heard anything at all yet? is it just me?

Same, I applied mid-November, went ready for review 12/12, and still waiting. I'm expecting a waitlist at best.

oooh ok, yeah I've been ready for review since 11/14. guess I'll just sit tight then!

how are your stats though? i'm a reverse splitter but I don't think it'll do any good at Cornell.

I'm a traditional splitter and unsure how that fits in with Cornell :/

[RParadela]

is there anyone else who applied mid-November and hasn't heard anything at all yet? is it just me?

Same, I applied mid-November, went ready for review 12/12, and still waiting. I'm expecting a waitlist at best.

oooh ok, yeah I've been ready for review since 11/14. guess I'll just sit tight then!

how are your stats though? i'm a reverse splitter but I don't think it'll do any good at Cornell.

I'm a traditional splitter and unsure how that fits in with Cornell :/

Same. Looks like splitters aren't doing well but then again idk if any group is doing well at Cornell this cycle

[Nightwing]

Nvm

[Thomas Hagan, ESQ.]

is there anyone else who applied mid-November and hasn't heard anything at all yet? is it just me?

Same, I applied mid-November, went ready for review 12/12, and still waiting. I'm expecting a waitlist at best.

oooh ok, yeah I've been ready for review since 11/14. guess I'll just sit tight then!

how are your stats though? i'm a reverse splitter but I don't think it'll do any good at Cornell.

I'm a traditional splitter and unsure how that fits in with Cornell :/

Same. Looks like splitters aren't doing well but then again idk if any group is doing well at Cornell this cycle

I wonder what their adcom have been smoking this cycle. "High-LSAT scores have become rarer... better reject them before they reject us!" It's really weird. Anecdotal evidence, but Cornell's admissions department take forever to respond to emails compared to other T14s in my experience. Weirdos.

I was thinking the exact same thing...took them like 4 days to respond to my email while others seem to respond in the same day...

[RParadela]

is there anyone else who applied mid-November and hasn't heard anything at all yet? is it just me?

Same, I applied mid-November, went ready for review 12/12, and still waiting. I'm expecting a waitlist at best.

oooh ok, yeah I've been ready for review since 11/14. guess I'll just sit tight then!

how are your stats though? i'm a reverse splitter but I don't think it'll do any good at Cornell.

I'm a traditional splitter and unsure how that fits in with Cornell :/

Same. Looks like splitters aren't doing well but then again idk if any group is doing well at Cornell this cycle

I wonder what their adcom have been smoking this cycle. "High-LSAT scores have become rarer... better reject them before they reject us!" It's really weird. Anecdotal evidence, but Cornell's admissions department take forever to respond to emails compared to other T14s in my experience. Weirdos.

Yeah, the YP strategy is incredibly annoying as an applicant

[Keilz]

I kinda wish TLS would stop directing so much aggression towards Cornell

[Rubbishdump]

Alright, so I'm sitting at home sick glancing through this admissions packet - what exactly is a Dean's certification form? I'm guessing I just need to tell my undergraduate Dean and they'll know what I'm talking about?

[call-me-bubbles]

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[feefeeriri]

I'm prepping for my video interview and am wondering how many of you actually got a question that was political in nature? I only saw one person post something about US-Cuba relations post-Castro...getting worried I might get a random question like that.

[Strangeland]

Alright, so I'm sitting at home sick glancing through this admissions packet - what exactly is a Dean's certification form? I'm guessing I just need to tell my undergraduate Dean and they'll know what I'm talking about?

It was in the pdf attached to my acceptance email (and it can also be found on the admitted students page, I believe).
/Unless I'm the only one getting pdfs of admissions packages since they take forever to get to my other side of the planet/

[Thomas Hagan, ESQ.]

I'm prepping for my video interview and am wondering how many of you actually got a question that was political in nature? I only saw one person post something about US-Cuba relations post-Castro...getting worried I might get a random question like that.

Mine was pretty straightforward! Couple of questions about general viewpoints but definitely nothing controversial. Good luck!

[LawTweet]

I'm prepping for my video interview and am wondering how many of you actually got a question that was political in nature? I only saw one person post something about US-Cuba relations post-Castro...getting worried I might get a random question like that.

I got super random and specific questions. I started by saying things like "So admittedly I don't know too much about topic x, but it sounds like the fundamental issue is y..." and then going on from there. Interviewed 12/21 and still haven't heard back. So who knows if that's a good strategy.

[Leliana]

From last cycle's "What to Expect When You're Expecting" thread:

Cornell
Incomplete
Complete (a long time)
(Interview request)
(Interview has been scheduled) (status will stay at "interview has been scheduled" until a decision has been rendered — even after you're done with the interview)
Congrats! update

This cycle, it looks like the status checker goes from "Interview requested" to "Ready for review," but have we identified the other changes (if any) that appear before a decision is rendered?

After my interview I went back to "ready for review," then I had a date change on the "ready for review" status the morning of the day I was admitted.

[LenaFarrer]

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[addie1412]

Got the call today!!!

Splitter stats. LSAT = 175, GPA barely over 25th.

[call-me-bubbles]

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